The BetterEvaluation Resource Library contains hundreds of curated and co-created resources related to managing, conducting, using, and strengthening capacity for evaluation.
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Culturally responsive and equitable evaluation
How can you ensure your evaluation designs, data collection, and reporting are both culturally responsive and equitable?The art of coding with NVivo
During this virtual workshop, Dr. Penna presented how NVivo, qualitative data analysis software is used to code data, document the data analysis process, and present a visual presentation of the results to increase credibility.How to engage with Indigenous Tribes & communities in evaluation research
How have colonization, historical trauma, and research abuses shaped research and evaluation work with Indigenous Tribes and communities in the U.S.?Participatory evaluations
In this webinar, Jess Littman and Odile Drice David, MBA discussed why and how to integrate participatory methods into existing evaluations.Goal Attainment Scaling: An evaluation tool to improve evaluation design and data collection
This document explains the history and application of the Goal Attainment Scales (GAS), providing clear examples and scale table templates.Program planning and evaluation design logic
This document from Flinders University Research Centre for Injury Studies outlines the concept of program logic in a series of steps designed as a management and accountability system.Stakeholder engagement toolkit
This toolkit, developed by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, provides a step-by-step guide to developing and implementing a successful stakeholder engagement plan.Evaluation report layout checklist
This checklist from Stephanie Evergreen distills the best practices in graphic design and has been particularly created for use on evaluation reports.Reporting style guide template
This style guide template is designed to ensure consistency in formatting across various project documents, including evaluation plans, reports, and presentations.Evaluation use in multilateral development institutions with Dr. Jos Vaessen
In this webinar, Dr Jos Vaessen, Evaluation Advisor at the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group, discussed how independent evaluation is organised in multilateral development institutions.Finding and using causal hotspots: A practice in the making
This article from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is the second in a series discussing the use of contribution analysis (CA) for impact evaluation.Tools and tips for implementing contribution analysis
This learning brief offers practical lessons on applying contribution analysis to advocacy impact evaluations. Authors Laura Hopkins, ITAD Ltd., published by Center for Evaluation Innovation.Contribution analysis in policy work: Assessing advocacy’s influence
This brief provides a background on contribution analysis and its applications, as well as walking through five case studies in which the authors have used contribution analysis to assess whether and how advocacy efforts made a difference.Does our theory match your theory? Theories of change and causal maps in Ghana
This study evaluates a program using Qualitative Impact Protocol (QuIP) and the Causal Map software to collect, code, analyze and visualise stories of change from participants.Credentialed evaluator competencies template
This competency template is designed to support individuals pursuing the Credentialed Evaluator designation through the Canadian Evaluation Society.Information request checklist
This resource is a checklist designed to guide evaluators when starting a new project, ensuring they gather essential information to support their evaluation efforts.Evaluation request for proposals (RFP) checklist
This resource provides a checklist to ensure that your Request for Proposals (RFP) for evaluation services yields high-quality submissions.Learning through and about contribution analysis for impact evaluation
This article from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) discusses the Centre for Development Impact's five-year journey in innovating and understanding contribution analysis as a primary method for impact evaluation.10 reasons to evaluate
The infographic is designed for program managers and program leaders who are considering implementing an evaluation and seeking inspiration for its importance.Evaluation status update template
This resource is a status template designed to keep stakeholders informed about the progress of an evaluation project.Exploding the myth of incompatibility between accountability and learning
This chapter from Capacity Development in Practice examines the conflict in the field of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) between the need for ‘accountability’ and the desire to ensure ‘learning’.Lived and perceived space during lock-down in a sensitive map approach
This paper describes the use of sensitive mapping to explore individuals' experiences during the COVID-19 lockdown in France.Rendre résilient les systèmes nationaux d'évaluation face à l'instabilité politico-administrative
Dans ce webinaire, organisé par la Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) et le Centre d’apprentissage sur l’évaluation et les résultats pour l’Afrique francophone (CLEAR-FA), nous explorons des stratégies pour rendre les systèmes nationaux d'éMaking national M&E systems resilient amid political and administrative instability (Webinar)
This webinar from the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) and Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Francophone Africa (CLEAR-FA) explored the question "How can national evaluation systems stay resilient in times of crisis?".Evaluations that make a difference
This collection gathers eight stories from around the world about evaluations that have made a difference to the lives of people.Navigating competing demands in monitoring and evaluation: Five key paradoxes
In this article, Marijn Faling, Sietze Vellema, and Greetje Schouten report on five paradoxes in monitoring and evaluation, each encompassing two competing logics. This resource was contributed by Marijn Faling.Ethics framework and guidelines: A guide for research funding organizations implementing participatory activities
This framework supports the ethical preparation, implementation, and evaluation of participatory processes in research funding and (applied) research & innovation (R&I).Evaluation reporting: A guide to help ensure use of evaluation findings
This guide addresses the issue of ensuring that evaluation findings are used by stakeholders.Designing quality impact evaluations under budget, time and data constraints
This presentation explores how methodologically defensible estimates of project effects and impacts can be identified when operating under real-world budget, time and data constraints.gLOCAL 2024 opening event: Rethinking evaluation: Driving transformative change (Webinar)
On May 29, the 2024 gLOCAL Evaluation Week kicked off with a virtual discussion on how evaluation can drive transformative change.Demystifying evaluation: Communication strategies for making evaluation more engaging and more inclusive (Webinar)
In this gLOCAL 2024 event, GEI explores what communication strategies work best to make evaluation more engaging and more inclusive for various audiences in different regions of the world.Transforming evaluation by global institutions to achieve the SDGs in health (Webinar)
In this gLOCAL 2024 event, the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) addresses a topic that begs the attention of global health institutions: How can evaluation better support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for hea